Steps to keep your kidney healthier and longer

Watch Your Salt

Lots of salt also raises your chances of high blood pressure, a typical cause of kidney disease, and kidney stones, which can be very painful and possibly cause damage without treatment.

Keep active and fit

Regular exercise is beneficial to your health. It may reduce the chance of developing chronic renal disease. Additionally, it can lower blood pressure and improve heart health, all of which are important for avoiding kidney injury.

Assess Your Risk

5 Main Risk Factors:

•    Diabetes (you or your family)

•    High blood pressure (you or your family)

•    Heart disease (you or your family

•    Family history of kidney failure, diabetes, or high blood pressure

•    Obesity

Monitor blood pressure and blood sugar

Kidney damage can occur in people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or another illness that raises blood sugar levels. However, you can reduce the risk of harm if you can manage your blood sugar and blood pressure. Additionally, if the damage is detected early, your doctor can take action to reduce or stop further harm.

Drink plenty of fluids

Water helps get important nutrients to your kidneys and move waste to your bladder in the form of urine. The tiny filters inside your kidneys can become blocked if you don't drink enough, which can cause infections and kidney stones. Your kidneys can become damaged by even slight dehydration if it occurs frequently enough. Usually, four to six glass a day are sufficient, but if you're sick or working outside in the heat, you could need more.

Don’t smoke

Blood vessels in your body are harmed by smoking. As a result, the blood flow to your kidneys and throughout your body is slowed down. Additionally, smoking increases the chance of kidney cancer. Your risk will decrease if you stop smoking.

Be Careful With Alcohol

If you’re healthy, a drink or two isn’t likely to hurt your kidneys. But binge drinking (having more than four drinks in less than 2 hours) can cause sudden, serious damage and possibly lead to long-term problems.

Get Screened

Knowing your chances of getting renal disease is important. If you or close family members have diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or a history of kidney failure, the risk increases. As part of your routine examination, your doctor might recommend particular kidney testing in these circumstances. The earlier you catch it, the easier it is to treat and sometimes even stop.

The following people may benefit from regular screening:

•    People who are over 60 years old

•    People who were born at a low birth weight

•    People who have cardiovascular disease or have family with it

•    People who have or have a family history of high blood pressure

•    People who are obese

•    People who believe they may have kidney damage

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